Kentucky State Police investigators are being tight-lipped about details surrounding the shooting death of a 33-year-old man last week in Spencer County.

The shooting took place shortly after midnight Thursday morning at a home on Essex Way, which is located off Elk Creek Road. The victim, Joshua Moore, of Mt. Washington, was found outside the home but it’s not been revealed whether he was shot inside or outside the home.

Following the tragic shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, CT several years ago that left 26 people dead, including 20 children, many communities worked to place armed police officers inside schools as a deterrent.

The City of Taylorsville and Spencer County Schools partnered together for such a program and for the past four years, two school resource officers have become familiar sights inside the halls of the local schools.

Local officials joined with executives from Park Duvalle Health Center last week to break ground on their new facility in Spencer County.

Park Duvalle purchased the property across from the Spencer County High School last January, and will soon begin construction on a 8,500 square foot facility that will replace the existing facility that’s been in place on Reesor Avenue for several years.

A Taylorsville woman required medical treatment after she was attacked by a pit bull last Wednesday afternoon on Mill Street.

Spencer County Animal Control Officer Melvin Gore said the incident happened shortly after 1 p.m. when the woman came into contact with the dog at a residence on Mill Street. He said the woman was visiting a home where the dog had been staying, and it attacked her, biting her across the neck. Spencer County EMS responded to the scene and she was transported to a hospital where Gore said she required about 30 staples and 20 stitches.

Two more candidates filed to run for office in the 2018 Primary Election this week.

Jim Travis, a local builder, threw his hat into the ring to run for Magistrate in Elk Creek. Travis ran in 2014 as a Democrat and lost in the general election to Republican Brian Bayers. However, Travis has switched parties and is running as a Republican. Bayers has yet to file papers to seek re-election, but Travis already has one primary opponent in Jerry Davis.